The 2017 Gao Terrorist Attack - a terrorist attack that occurred on January 18, 2017, when a suicide bomber , driving a vehicle filled with explosives, drove into a military camp near Gao , Mali , killing 77 people and wounding at least 115. The incident is the most deadly Mali stories. [2]
| Terrorist attack in gao | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Tuareg Uprising (2012—2013) | |
| Overview Information | |
| Place of attack | Gao , Mali |
| date | January 18, 2017 |
| Dead | |
| Terrorists | Suicide bomber |
| The organizers | Al-Murabitun |
Incident
At around 9:00 am local time, a car loaded with explosives drove into the base [3] where the members of the Malian army and militants were located, who signed a peace agreement with the government. [4] According to the press secretary of the army, the car was marked with insignia of a military unit. [5] [6] Dozens of people were killed, but the exact number was initially unknown - the Malian state channel ORTM stated that 47 people died, while the office of the president estimated the attack in 60 dead and 115 injured. On January 19, a representative of the French army said that the death toll had risen to 77. [7]
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack through the Al-Murabitun organization [8] , which stated that the explosion was a punishment for Mali’s cooperation with France.
Implications
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita declared a three-day period of national mourning. Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Giot stated that the attack was committed by a criminal, a coward and a barbarian, but he cannot put an end to the government’s efforts to achieve peace with the rebels.
Notes
- ↑ 77 morts dans l'attentat suicide de Gao // Le Figaro - Paris : 2017. - 322497 copies. - ISSN 0182-5852
- ↑ Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali's deadliest suicide attack . euronews . Quoted January 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Suicide Attack at Mali Kills Scores Military Camp .
- ↑ Truck bomb kills at least 60, including army troops, in northern Mali .
- ↑ Suicide blast kills dozens at the army base in Mali's Gao .
- ↑ Press, Associated (18 January 2017).
- ↑ Death toll from suicide blast at Gao army base rises .
- ↑ Group that kidnapped Canadians claims responsibility for Mali bombing .